The ACLU of Virginia envisions a Commonwealth and country in which all people are treated fairly and equally without regard to race, sex, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin.

The ACLU believes the fundamental liberties of the First Amendment are vital to our democracy: freedom of speech and of the press, the right of people to peaceably assemble and to petition government, and religious liberty.

Technology continues to rapidly evolve and develop in ways that our Founding Fathers could hardly conceive. It is important that our laws keep pace to protect our privacy and to safeguard against government surveillance.

The ACLU of Virginia works to protect every woman’s right to make their own decisions free from government interference concerning whether and when to become a parent. The decision to have an abortion is deeply personal, and is best left to a woman, her family, and her doctor.